CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

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Department:

Planning and Development Services

Commission Meeting Date: March 19, 2019

Staff Contact:

Becky Pepper, Planner

Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:

 

Approve a Special Use Permit, SUP-18-00571, and adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 9657. The special use permit and ordinance would permit a non-owner occupied Short-Term Rental   at 1500 Rhode Island Street. The rental use is limited to no more than two guestrooms and the occupancy is limited to no more than three unrelated adults. Submitted by Jones Group LLC, property owner of record.

 

Executive Summary:

Short-Term Rental uses were recently added to the Land Development Code as uses permitted in specific zoning districts. Short-Term Rental uses are permitted with licensing when they are accessory to owner occupied residences, but require approval of a special use permit when they occur in non-owner occupied residences. Standard conditions for the use include a requirement that the property remain residential in character and that the use must be licensed with the City.

 

The subject property has two off-street parking spaces and one parking space is required for each guest room; therefore, a maximum of two guest rooms is permitted.

 

All properties containing a Short-Term Rental use shall comply with the occupancy limits established in Section 20-601(d). The subject property is zoned RS5 (Single-Residential Dwelling) District, which permits a maximum number of 3 unrelated occupants per dwelling unit.

Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor

 

Safe, Healthy, and Welcoming Neighborhoods

 

Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):

n/a

Attachments:

Ordinance No. 9657

Planning Commission Staff Report

Planning Commission Minutes

Page Map

Site Plan Aerial - Corrected 03/19/19

Reviews & House Rules Provided by Applicant

 

 

 

Reviewed By:

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